I guess I have stepped into Windows hell... I was figuring that, I have a T42p that screams WinXP so it will get it. I have used Multisystem to install Win7 but may just put it on another Thinkpad I have here.
On Mon, Mar 21, 2022 at 11:42 PM Derek Loree <d...@drloree.com> wrote: > This is true, Win XP will not run on modern hardware and Win 7 is heading > there quickly. If bare metal is required, you may need to just do one > machine per OS. > > Good luck, > > Derek Loree > > > On Mar 21, 2022, at 9:25 PM, Tomas Kuchta <tomas.kuchta.li...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > > It won't work as easily as grub menus used to work, win10 needs UEFI > winXP > > has no idea what it is. Additionally, XP and Win 7 may refuse to boot on > > anything newer than Haswell CPU. > > > > Good luck, > > T > > > > > > > > On Mon, Mar 21, 2022, 15:01 Chuck Hast <wch...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > >> Folks, > >> I need to setup a machine that has Linux, Windows XP > >> Windows 7 and Windows 10. > >> > >> This is one case where my beloved VM's do not work > >> (THANK YOU MOTOROLA) So I need to be able to > >> boot all of the above OS. I have done dual boot many > >> times but I have not had to try to put 3 variants of > >> windows on the same machine. > >> > >> Any guidance would be appreciated. > >> > >> I have a mix of what is called CPS or Customer > >> Programming Software. The Motorola CPS can be > >> a real bear to get going on a VM. Even though it > >> sees a com port. I will not go into the horror stories > >> of those products except to say that they can be a > >> real pain. Once I get the OS running on bare metal > >> then comes driver hell. But first the OS. > >> > >> I know that XP is expired and same for Win7, but > >> these pieces of software are pretty OS specific. > >> > >> I have the ISO's for all of the OS installs. > >> > >> -- > >> > >> Chuck Hast -- KP4DJT -- > >> I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me. > >> Ph 4:13 KJV > >> Todo lo puedo en Cristo que me fortalece. > >> Fil 4:13 RVR1960 > >> > > -- Chuck Hast -- KP4DJT -- I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me. Ph 4:13 KJV Todo lo puedo en Cristo que me fortalece. Fil 4:13 RVR1960
